The Dire King Cometh! The Puppets' Dilemma
Summary
Narrator: Previously on… Kamen Rider Gotchard!
Houtaro and Rinne took on the challenge of acting in order to save the Drama Club.
But they "Got-chanko" to fight the Kraken Malgam and its devious illusions!
However, Rinne formulated a plan after being inspired by their lines for their play, and they successfully managed to take it down!
Even with Geryon gone, the battle against evil still continues!
Stay sharp! The next threat is just around the corner!
Houtaro and Rinne took on the challenge of acting in order to save the Drama Club.
But they "Got-chanko" to fight the Kraken Malgam and its devious illusions!
However, Rinne formulated a plan after being inspired by their lines for their play, and they successfully managed to take it down!
Even with Geryon gone, the battle against evil still continues!
Stay sharp! The next threat is just around the corner!
Houtarou's Chemy retrieval is interrupted with the return of the Hundred organization, who entrap him and Clotho in another dimension!
Can these two see eye to eye to defeat their common foe...?
Tropes
- All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Alpha leads a contingent of Hundred's soldiers to take over Legend's base in his world, holding Butler hostage and almost getting his hands on the Legend Kamen Riser.
- Amnesiac Resonance: Houtaro can't quite remember his adventures in Legend's world, but he does find the appearance of Hundred's soldiers familiar.
- Armor-Piercing Question: Houtaro delivers one to Clotho, asking her what she really desires. While the audience does see what it is — having both of her sisters with her and getting along — Clotho doesn't give Houtaro the satisfaction of knowing the answer to his question.Houtaro: Come on. Why do you insist that hard on fighting? What is your Gotcha, Clotho? What do you even want?
- Become a Real Boy: Discussed. Kyoka gets the idea of turning Lachesis into a real human after learning that she and the other Dark Sisters are homunculi.
- Cliffhanger: The episode ends with the Hundred organization arriving to Houtaro's dimension.
- Color Wash: The screen is tinted with either green or yellow to denote that Houtaro and Clotho are trapped within Gigist's labyrinth.
- Continuity Nod:
- Sabimaru uses alchemy to turn a sculpture (in this case a copy of the Winged Victory of Samothrace) into an impromptu pair of handcuffs to detain the former host of the Anomalocaris Malgam, just like how Minato was shown doing so to apprehend Geryon. Fortunately for Sabimaru, it sticks this time since the host isn't an alchemist.
- Clotho alludes to the time Houtaro saved her after overclocking the Dread Suit back in #13.
- Crazy-Prepared: It's implied that Kaguya had the Legend Kamen Riser fly off elsewhere in the event that his foes find it, going to a secure place in the multiverse... which in this case is the World of Gotchard.
- Diabolus ex Machina: The alchemists' celebration after defeating another Malgam is short-lived as Houtaro gets attacked by Clotho, during which they're interrupted by the arrival of Hundred's vanguard. In turn, Gigist teleports them sans Renge and Sabimaru into his labyrinth.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: This is part of Clotho's retort towards Houtaro's offer of friendship and cessation of hostilities, seeing him as hopelessly naive. The fact that she's smarting after Atropos told her bluntly that she can't use Dread Type-Three doesn't help either.
- Dynamic Entry: While celebrating the acquisition of Akumanocaris, Houtaro gets blindsided by Clotho kicking him from the side of the screen.
- Enemy Mine: Clotho temporarily allies with Houtaro to defeat the Kasshine squadron and to escape Gigist's labyrinth.
- Foil: Clotho and Lachesis are established to be this to each other with the events of this episode; while both have revealed their origins as homonculi, Lachesis allows herself to be studied by the Alchemist Academy in order to become human. Meanwhile, Clotho's pursuit of strength ends up in her encounter with the evil entity Gigist, who grants her a new form that makes her look even less human.
- Friendship Denial: After shaking off the Hundred organization, Houtaro lends a hand to Clotho as a sign of friendship. Clotho violently kicks his hand away and reaffirms her goal in defeating him.
- Kick the Dog: Instead of offering a kind word or some advice to Clotho, who's frustrated due to her inability to handle Dread Type-Three, Atropos chooses to taunt her by bluntly telling her sister that she's not equipped to handle said form.
- The Reveal: Lachesis, Clotho and Minato all confirm that the Dark Sisters are homunculi just like the Malice Dolls, though made to appear human.
- Wham Shot: Gigist appearing and powering up Clotho.
Titular Chemy: Daiohni
Chemies recovered:
Gotchard: Akumanocaris
Released Chemies remaining: 12 (1 Artifact (Timelord), 1 Occult (Sayzombie), 4 Ancient, 1 Cosmic (Gokigenmeteon), and 5 Fantastic)
Additional Information: The forces of Hundred have arrived on Houtaro's world to claim the Legend Kamen Riser to further their plans for world domination.
